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Qualifying for a mortgage could have stricter rules coming with proposals to limit the number of overstretched borrowers. The proposals...

B.C.’s Cooling-Off Period⁠⁠ Home buyers are now able to back out of a residential purchase within a set period after signing a contract...

The amortization period is the length of time it would take to pay off a mortgage in full, based on regular payments at a certain...

Today, the BoC made their first interest rate decision of 2023 by raising its policy rate to 4.50%, an increase of 0.25%. This is the...

A family with 2021 net adjusted income of less than $43,051 (or single people who reported less than $36,901) will receive an additional...

Last year’s interest rate hikes cooled down the residential sector coast to coast. It’s expected that cooling will continue, with the...

The BoC increased its target overnight rate by 0.50% to 4.25%, the highest it's been since 2008. Today’s rate hike marks the seventh...

Many of you are wondering: "Is now a good time to buy?" There's this saying in the States that goes, "Date the Rate and Marry the...

Today , the BoC increased its target overnight rate by 0.50% to 3.75%. This was lower than the 0.75% increase expected by most. The Bank...

On January 1, 2023, the B.C. government will implement changes to the Property Law Act to make the Home Buyer Rescission Period (“HBRP”),...

Speech summary Carolyn Rogers - Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada Speaking a day after the Bank of Canada raised interest...

A Mortgage-Backed Security (MBS) is an investment similar to a bond that is made up of a bundle of mortgage loans bought from the banks...

No. Tapering is the process of reducing the pace of quantitative easing (QE), but the balance sheet is still being expanded, though at a...

When the overnight rate is increased by the central bank, it becomes more expensive for banks to borrow money from one another,...

What is Quantitative Easing? Quantitative Easing (QE) refers to monetary policies that expand the Federal Reserve System (Fed) balance...

Inflation is the rate at which prices for goods and services rise. This can translate to a decrease in purchasing power over time.

What is CPI? CPI is the Consumer Price Index. This is a measure of the cost of living for the typical person. What is Core CPI? Core...